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Virgin buckwheat
Eriogonum thompsoniae var. albiflorum
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G4T2T3
State (S-rank): S2
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on July 18, 2024.
Geocat 22 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 294.200 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Shadscale, ephedra, matchweed, rabbitbrush, and blackbrush communities on the Chinle and Moenkopi formations, at ca 850 to 1450 m, in Washington Co.; Mohave Co., Ariz.; a Virgin-Mohave endemic (Welsh et al. 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
The main threats are from habitat degradation due to grazing, fire, drought, and urban expansion.
Threats compiled using observations and notes from Utah Rare Plant Database and Utah Geospatial Resource Center GIS Data downloaded in 2024. Severity of impacts are not well known so ranges are provided where appropriate.
Many occurrences are within grazing allotments. Fire has impacted many occurrences which has been exacerbated by invasive Bromes (like red Brome). Urban expansion near Hurricane, La verkin and Virgin is a threat. Drought and climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023).
